3.1 miles
Distance
33 ft
Climb
-1,843 ft
Descent
00:21:57
Avg time
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Motorway Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Cleveland National Forest
    Mission Viejo, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    Year Round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Jump, Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #42123 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #57509 in Trail Running
    • #18496 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    55 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking

Very loose shale single track with lots of rocks.

Access Info

Trail starts at a corner of the Main Divide and drops you off at Maple Springs.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Motorway mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,810 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,873 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,716 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,683 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,873 ft
  • Grade
    -11.2%
  • Grade max
    -44.3%
  • Grade min
    3.4%
  • Distance climb
    1,568 ft
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Avg time
    00:21:57
  • Avg reverse time
    01:06:54
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on May 19, 2023
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      Motorway Trail Reports

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      May 19, 2023 @ 3:15am
      May 19, 2023
      		 A little bit overgrown, but still rideable. As usual, dry and loose.
      Jan 21, 2023 @ 7:19pm
      Jan 21, 2023
      		 Dry and loose, a few rutted sections but nothing too bad
      Aug 19, 2022 @ 6:54am
      Aug 19, 2022
      		 no issues with trail today. Riding conditions were good.
      Jul 12, 2022 @ 4:07pm
      Jul 12, 2022
      		 The normal dry, loose conditions for summer
      Oct 31, 2021 @ 2:10am
      Oct 31, 2021
      		 Trail seems to be in relatively good shape. Some steep parts, with almost all the trail being loose rocks of varying sizes. The trail is not at...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 26 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 38 rides
      • 35 miles avg distance
      All
      • 576 rides
      • Last: Sep 28, 2024

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